Metro Diner is gearing up for the six-year anniversary of National Fried Chicken & Waffle Day on Tuesday, August 8 and to celebrate, the diners are showing appreciation for fans by offering $5 off this dish all day long (in-diner only).
The famous plate from Metro Diner is served complete with a fluffy Belgian Waffle topped with sweet strawberry butter and half a fried chicken and served with the diner’s signature sweet and spicy sauce.
For ultimate flavor, the diner starts preparing their chicken for 48 hours prior to serving, first brining it for 24 hours and then marinating for an additional 24 hours for maximum flavor and juiciness.
Fun Fried Chicken & Waffle Stats & Facts:
- 32: The number of holes on a Metro Diner Belgian Waffle to perfectly capture a tasty serving of strawberry butter and spicy syrup.
- 48: The number of hours it traditionally takes to brine and marinate fried chicken to give it maximum flavor and juiciness.
- 718,000: The average number of orders of Fried Chicken Metro Diner serves in one year – that’s over three million pieces of fried chicken!
- 20: The number of strawberries in their homemade strawberry butter, topping the sweet waffle and perfectly complimenting the savory fried chicken.
Additionally, the diners have been hosting Summer of Waffles (SoW), a five-week season devoted to the breakfast classic by featuring a specialty griddle each week leading up to NFC&WD.
Guests are provided a SoW Passport that can be stamped each visit when they order the featured waffle.
Those who earn three stamps throughout the five weeks will get $5 Diner Dollars and a chance to win Fried Chicken & Waffles for a year.